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FRANCE: Signs Of Division Evident Within Potential Gov't Before Cabinet Annouced

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Even before PM Michel Barnier announces his cabinet of ministers, there are signs of friction within the potential coalition of gov't parties. Speculation that Senators Laurence Garnier and Bruno Retailleau (both from the conservative Les Republicains) could take ministerial positions has seen, according to Le Figaro, 80% of deputies from the centrist MoDem say they would not back such a gov't. 

  • MoDem are not the only objectors to these names. Ludovic Mendes, a deputy from President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party, also said their inclusion would see him withdraw his support. Earlier in the day, Renaissance deputy Sophie Errante announced she was leaving the presidential bloc, with the former Socialist Party representative saying "I no longer want to be associated with what is happening there and I think that to open a new page, I have to leave it ,"
  • An announcement of the cabinet is expected tomorrow (21 Sep), with Matignon ruling out any news today. Le Parisien reports that, "A change of casting at Bercy [the Finance Ministry] is being considered...With Antoine Armand, expected Minister of Finance, it is now Laurent Saint Martin...who would be appointed to Public Accounts at this stage."
  • Armand is a Renaissance deputy who has since July served as president of the Committee on Economic Affairs. Prior to his political career, Armand worked as a civil servant for the General Inspectorate of Finance. Saint-Martin is a former Renaissance deputy who since Jan 2023 has been Director General of Business France. 
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Even before PM Michel Barnier announces his cabinet of ministers, there are signs of friction within the potential coalition of gov't parties. Speculation that Senators Laurence Garnier and Bruno Retailleau (both from the conservative Les Republicains) could take ministerial positions has seen, according to Le Figaro, 80% of deputies from the centrist MoDem say they would not back such a gov't. 

  • MoDem are not the only objectors to these names. Ludovic Mendes, a deputy from President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party, also said their inclusion would see him withdraw his support. Earlier in the day, Renaissance deputy Sophie Errante announced she was leaving the presidential bloc, with the former Socialist Party representative saying "I no longer want to be associated with what is happening there and I think that to open a new page, I have to leave it ,"
  • An announcement of the cabinet is expected tomorrow (21 Sep), with Matignon ruling out any news today. Le Parisien reports that, "A change of casting at Bercy [the Finance Ministry] is being considered...With Antoine Armand, expected Minister of Finance, it is now Laurent Saint Martin...who would be appointed to Public Accounts at this stage."
  • Armand is a Renaissance deputy who has since July served as president of the Committee on Economic Affairs. Prior to his political career, Armand worked as a civil servant for the General Inspectorate of Finance. Saint-Martin is a former Renaissance deputy who since Jan 2023 has been Director General of Business France.